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Data consumption is increasing at the speed of light, therefore, data transmission needs to catch up as well. Optical fibre is expanding its reach and is a key enabler of the upcoming 5G technologies that would require a rock-solid foundation. However, at a time when connectivity demands are rising, fibre needs to achieve much more:
·Geographical expansion into the deeper pockets of a city requires fibre to undergo several bends and turns
·To sufice the need for higher bit rates, fibre needs to function at next-generation PONs working at higher wavelengths
·Sheer scale of fiberisation requires deskilling of field termination
·All this needs to be achieved with optimized optical power budgets, at lower costs and with enhanced deployment speed
Overall, hyper-scale fibre roll-outs mean lots of bends with more semiskilled people dealing with them, especially at a time when faster time-to-market is non-negotiable. How will you keep on top of these things in an age where you need to act quickly? Join the webinar to get your answers.
Join us for this exciting webinar to learn more about:
·Circumventing challenges related to fibre bends due to network expansion to deeper parts of cities
·Tackling the deployment challenges and reducing costs by expanding the scope for cable and passive ancillary miniaturization
·Reducing the dependency on skilled manpower during deployment at accelerated schedules
·Optical Tech innovations that protect your network against harsh Indian operational conditions resulting in an increased life time
Who should attend
• Telecom Professionals
• OTT players
• Digital Transformation Professionals
• Data Scientists
• Customer Experience Managers
About the speaker
Jitendra Balakrishnan
CTO- Connectivity Solutions, Sterlite Technologies Limited
Dr. Jitendra Balakrishnan is a technology executive with nearly two decades of experience in research & development, manufacturing, business development, and leadership of technology organizations.
Currently, Jitendra is the Chief Technology Officer - Connectivity Solutions at Sterlite Technologies Limited. Technology innovation is at the heart of Sterlite's mission to design, build and manage smarter networks. Jitendra is driving an expansion of Sterlite's R&D in telecom products, is developing a long-term vision and roadmap for the technology unit, and is integrating it with other functions within the company. Previously, Jitendra was Research Director - Innovation & Technology - Emerging Markets at Corning Incorporated. In this position, he founded and established Corning's R&D operations in India, which became Corning Research Center India.

The global digital ecosystem is being re-defined around emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain, etc. These ecosystems add new dimensions to the increasing volume, speed, and nature of data capture and advanced analytics capabilities. To get an edge, leading telcos are heavily investing in analytics engines and capabilities to get structured customer insights. This will help them to improve their core business by offering more targeted products and services and hence elevating the end customer experience.

Exponential data growth, hyper-competition and massive computing needs have been driving the Indian telcos to invent new business models and re-architect their networks. That calls for a holistic digital transformation in every way -- from networks to people to processes. In this webinar, experts from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, had discussed one of the major pillars of this transformation i.e. Automation. The experts had also discussed various automation use cases with Blue Planet that are relevant to India.

With the proliferation of 4G LTE across the globe and evolution of WiFi standards to support Gigabit connectivity in building (home, Enterprise, high density venues, etc.), there has been a steady rise in data consumption at network's edge. This demand for high bandwidth on the radio access has led to growing demand for high bandwidth backhaul connectivity. The natural choice for backhaul connectivity has been fibre, and networks across the world are extending fibre reach to as close to the network edge as possible. But can a converged infrastructure or fibre++ bring better value to the end consumer and make case for a better economics? In the recent past, 5G and particularly the 5GNR standard, has generated renewed interest in fixed wireless access, with the focus primarily on offering broadband connectivity to homes.
However, fixed wireless can offer more than just wireless broadband connectivity to homes. We see a world of technological convergence where several FWA technologies – 802.11 standard based, LTE, 5GNR, FSO, LiFi and SATCOM will co-exist, collaborate, cohabitate alongside.
Watch the recorded video of the webinar to learn more.

Unprecedented data explosion will fuel massive network expansion, myriad use cases and multi-fold traffic increase. Networks would need to become more intelligent, agile, well-orchestrated and cost effective.
The world is going hyperscale and Networks of Tomorrow are coming sooner than we think!
Network design innovation is imperative to create the digital future that we read about. Network design is all pervasive and it impacts everything from user experience to network economics.

As high-speed data connectivity becomes an integral part of our existence, the number of users, devices per user and data per device are increasing exponentially. To serve these needs, significant fiberization in back-haul and last mile connectivity is an imperative now. While the Government and leading telecom operators are committed to investing in fibre, there are numerous challenges which still need to be addressed.
Key points:
Need for high fiberization – Fibre is getting closer to user
Real-time challenges of Fibre roll out in India
Best deployment practices of Fibre rollout
The need for Fibre to be only deployed by experts
Speaker: K S Rao, CEO - Telecom Services Business, Sterlite Tech
K S Rao joined Sterlite Tech in 1993 to set up the company’s optical-fibre cable plant in Aurangabad and soon became instrumental in growing its fibre, cables, services and business operations in India, China and Brazil. Currently, he is leading the company’s Digital India programme towards building a robust telecom infrastructure for the country’s economic development by designing, building and managing smarter networks for critical areas within Defence, BharatNet, Smart Cities, PSUs and private telcos. He is also actively involved in various community initiatives in Marathwada such as adopting villages for holistic development of rural India, water conservation through check-dams, women empowerment and creation of green zones.
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The recorded video is here:
Hanish and Satyajit will be conducting the webinar to talk about evolution and benefits of NB-IoT while touching upon its applications in various verticals in India. The analysts will elaborate on the successful use-cases of NB-IoT while comparing it with other technologies.
Key points to be covered:
• NB-IoT Evolution & Benefits
• Understanding NB-IoT Value Chain, Recent Developments – Global & India perspective
• NB-IoT vs other LPWA technologies (Sigfox, LoRa, LTE-M, etc.)
• NB-IoT Outlook – Hot Applications & Verticals in India
• Successful NB-IoT Use-Cases
Who should attend the webinar:
• Telecom industry leaders
• Service providers' CXOs
• Vendors
• Analysts
• Government officials
• Tax consultants
About the Speakers:
Satyajit Sinha, Research Analyst, Counterpoint Research
Satyajit Sinha is a Research Analyst with Counterpoint Technology Market Research, dedicated to IoT and Mobility. Prior to joining Counterpoint Research, Satyajit has 3 years of experience as Equity Research Analyst in Information Technology industry.
Hanish Bhatia, Senior Analyst, Counterpoint Research
Hanish is a Senior Analyst with Counterpoint Technology Market Research with focus on IoT and Mobility. He has close to 6 years of work experience in management consulting and business development.

The recorded video is here:
Juergen Hase, a telecommunications industry veteran will be conducting the webinar to talk about the current status of IoT ecosystem in India while touching upon the related issues and their resolution. He will further talk about the attention needed at the national policy level by key stakeholders towards resolving issues and advancing adoption of IoT.
Key points to be covered in the session:
• Current status of IoT ecosystem in India
• Issues suggested to be addressed in the draft policy and the attention needed at the national policy level by key stakeholders
• The policy support required from regulators and government agencies to enable rapid advancement and adoption of IoT services
Who should attend:
• Telecom industry leaders
• Service providers' CXOs
• Vendors
• Analysts
• Government officials
• Tax consultants
About the Speaker :
Jürgen Hase is a telecommunications industry veteran, having worked for 30 years in different global markets. In the IoT arena he has more than 10 years of knowledge and practical usage.

Live talk by Hemant M Joshi, Partner | Leader (TMT), Deloitte India, on the topic Enabling the inclusion story through NTP 2018
The recorded video is here:
Key points to be covered in the session:
• Geographical, digital, social and financial inclusion
• Emerging technologies that could potentially become game changers for the telecom sector
• The multiplier effect through convergence of above will lead to exponential GDP growth
Who should attend:
• Telecom industry leaders
• Service providers' CXOs
• Vendors
• Analysts
• Government officials
• Tax consultants
About the Speaker :
Hemant is a TMT India leader at Deloitte with over 27 years of experience, mainly in the Technology Media & Telecom and Manufacturing (Automotive) sectors.

Live talk by Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), on the topic Telecom industry's views on National Digital Communications Policy 2018
The recorded video is here:
Key points to be covered in the session:
• Highlights of National Digital Communications Policy 2018
• Discussion on various aspects of the policy including finance, investment spectrum, RoW among others
Who should attend:
• Telecom industry leaders
• Service providers' CXOs
• Vendors
• Analysts
• Government officials
• Tax consultants
About the Speaker :
Rajan Mathews presently serves as the Director General of COAI. Prior to joining COAI as DG in April 2010, Rajan served in many senior executive positions such as CEO, COO and CFO of such major companies as Telargo (a JV of NTT DoCoMo), Afghan Wireless, Call Sciences, AT&T Wireless among others.

Live talk by Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), on the topic Telecom industry's key demands from Union Budget 2018-19
The recorded video is here:
Key points to be covered in the session:
• Highlights of Telecom sector
• Key demands from Union Budget 2018-19
• Recommendation
Who should attend:
• Telecom industry leaders
• Service providers' CXOs
• Vendors
• Analysts
• Government officials
• Tax consultants
About the Speaker :
Rajan Mathews presently serves as the Director General of COAI. Prior to joining COAI as DG in April 2010, Rajan served in many senior executive positions such as CEO, COO and CFO of such major companies as Telargo (a JV of NTT DoCoMo), Afghan Wireless, Call Sciences, AT&T Wireless among others.

Live talk by Ashwinder, Senior Engagement Manager, Analysys Mason India and Ramprasad Putrevu, Associate Consultant, Analysys Mason India on the topic Business case of digital services for telcos.
The recorded video is here: